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If you like to be in the know with the local news wherever you are – here are the Gold Coast news headlines for today…

Fitzgibbon concedes Govt 'pessimistic' on Afghanistan

Joel Fitzgibbon admits there is some pessimism within the Federal Government over the future of Afghanistan.

Whale off Qld 'not as white' as Migaloo

Gold Coast whale watchers were today treated to the rare sight of a white whale.

Man pleads guilty to taxi driver assault

A Brisbane cab driver says he wants victims of crime compensation for an attack last August that left him with serious head injuries.

Schoolmates remember fallen digger

Former school pays tribute to Signaller Sean McCarthy after his death serving with the SAS in Afghanistan.

MP wants schools to get truancy officers

A Gold Coast Liberal MP has renewed her call for truancy officers to be placed in schools.

Binge drinking warning for schoolies

A volunteer group says it will alert thousands of year 12 students to the dangers of binge drinking ahead of this year's schoolies celebrations.

News supplied courtesy of ABC News